Ryan

The ride to my dad's home planet was exhausting. It took us several days and my dad was a terrible driver. So bad that on the second day Seth glared at my dad so harshly that I thought he might implode.

"Sara, will you help me fly the ship?" Seth called back to the seat where Lia and Sara were discussing something in Sapphieran. I figured it was girly because I saw my dad roll his eyes a few time.

Sara nodded and sat in the second driver's seat. My dad sat across from me and laughed at my sigh of relief.

Lia came and sat next to me. "Hi, Ryan," she smiled and said something in Sapphieran. Ju dek gauna tiza. I understood those words well enough and deciphered it to mean "You look nice today."

I smiled, despite the fact that I looked like anyone would after sleeping for four or five days without a shower. Lia would have looked terrible if I didn't find her to be one of the most beautiful people in the universe.

"Thanks," I told her. Lia smiled.

"You are welcome." That was one thing I was still getting used to, the absolute refusal of using contractions.

When we landed, I realized that that was the hard part of flying.(1.) Thankfully, we did not land too harshly, and they had something that looked like an airport waiting room. I saw a lady that looked a little like my dad, who looked to be about a year or two younger.

She said something, well said is the wrong word as she full on shouted it. She also called my dad Koari, I remembered Lia said that it had something to do with plants, but I didn't understand how exactly he got Zachary out of that.

"Oma, Giano Carter," I said as I walked up. The face Sara made when I said that made me think I said something wrong. "What?" I snapped.(Hello, "person I am not friends with" Carter.)

"Ryan, this is your Aunt Miana, say hi."

"Hi?" I asked. "Sara, can you errr say it in Sapphierean?"

Let's just say that most of the hour we spent talking was lost in translation to me.

When we go to my dad's house I discovered that Seth and Sara were our neighbors.

"Want to come over?" Sara offered. I nodded and followed them. When I walked in, I noticed that they had an obsession with red as almost every single wall was covered in it.

"Okay, you really like the color red, don't you?" I asked.

"Yes," Seth replied flatly. I had a feeling that he just didn't like me.

"It is a symbol of peace in Sapphire," Sara explained after shooting a glance at her brother that said, He does not know. Be nice

I walked in and saw two people that both had light blonde hair, much like Seth and Sara's. I figured they were their parents. I also figured that people hd light hair because the sun was unrelenting.

"Why is it so hot?" I had complained several times on the way to the house because there was no such thing as cars, they walked everywhere…and it was really hot.

"I will be right back," Sara stated and ran up the wooden steps. I saw something puffy crawl up to Lia.

"Mesa, Kona. Mesa. Ka ju diol Seth lo Sara?" Lia said to the puffy thing. (Hi, Kona. Hi. Did you miss Seth and Sara?)

When it crawled over to me I jumped up onto the table and started screaming.

"Get that thing away from me!"

Sara's mom started laughing at my reaction as she picked it up. "Kona ka ta harmi ju, tao ko ju nami?"(Kona will not hurt you, what is your name?)

When I asked her to repeat that in English,she did. Evidentally the thing was named Kona and was just a pet. An extremely friendly one. Evidentally it was a species known as ooveno, and Kona was a girl's name.

When Sara came back down she suggested they go outside.

"Are you nuts?" I asked. "It's like ten thousand degrees?"

"Accoding to the thermometer it's only 120," Seth told me.

"It's hot!" I complained. Seth rolled his eyes and left me standing in the kitchen as he went outside. This is going to be a difficult time, was one of my many thoughts.

A/N: First chapter of the sequal. WHOO. I'm thinking about having school but it not be required like it is here. And Seth, Sara, Lia, and Ryan having to go because that way MORE people for them to interact with.

Anyone else had someone speak to them and there be a language barrier? I don't know what you're supposed to do but try to communicate "I don't understand" in some way. Doesn't always work. Usually doesn't for me. Please review. Also, anything you want to suggest. Feel free to do so. And does anyone dislike the way I notate them speaking their language? Would you prefer I italicize and underline it and write it in English as opposed to translating it to the side? Please tell me.

(1.): They crashed their ship on their first trip to Earth.